Macro
down to 25 m
Marsa Egla
Marsa Alam & the Brothers, Egypt
A seagrass bay where macro hunters look for seahorses and ghost pipefish while turtles, large rays and possibly dugongs pass by.
- Open Water
- Dugong
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Muck
down to 20 m
Melasti (Amed)
Bali & Nusa Penida, Indonesia
Shallow beach-entry muck dive in Amed (average 6 m) with frogfish, ghost pipefish, wonderpus, harlequin shrimp and mimic octopus.
- Open Water
- Frogfish
Macro
down to 10 m
Penjor Reef
Bali & Nusa Penida, Indonesia
Shallow Sanur reef a few minutes by speedboat, with healthy coral and plentiful macro life even in lower visibility.
- Open Water
Pinnacle
down to 30 m
Quiliano
Malapascua, Philippines
Small pinnacle north of Malapascua dived as a slow spiral ascent from its 16-18 m base, with flamboyant cuttlefish.
- Advanced
- Cuttlefish
Artificial reef
down to 18 m
Seaventures Dive Rig (Mabul)
Sipadan & Semporna, Malaysia
Piles of metal rods under the Seaventures rig hide frogfish in red, yellow and black at 12–17 m.
- Open Water
- Frogfish
Muck
down to 25 m
Seraya Secrets
Bali & Nusa Penida, Indonesia
A black-sand muck dive near Tulamben for harlequin shrimps, ghost pipefish, flamboyant cuttlefish and frogfish.
- Open Water
- Cuttlefish
Macro
down to 25 m
Siaba Besar
Komodo, Indonesia
Sheltered sandy bay nicknamed Turtle City, where green turtles are everywhere, resting on coral and cruising past.
- Advanced
- Turtles
Muck
down to 25 m
Tandurusa
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Gentle sand and rubble slope named after the nearby village ('deer horns'), with hispid frogfish and robust ghost pipefish listed.
- Advanced
- Frogfish
Macro
down to 30 m
The Zoo
Wakatobi, Indonesia
A patch reef near the resort named for its plethora of critters, one of the true macro dives of Wakatobi.
- Open Water
Macro
down to 25 m
Three P House Reef (Salvo Beach)
Romblon, Philippines
Beach-entry house reef of sand, seagrass and coral blocks where divers can spot mandarin fish, tiger shrimp and marble shrimp.
- Open Water
- Mandarinfish
Jetty / pier
down to 20 m
Twin Piers
Argyll Sea Lochs (Loch Fyne & Loch Long), United Kingdom
A reef of huge boulders at 15-20 m where conger eels and lobsters hide, finishing on colourful pier legs during the safety stop.
- Advanced
- Nudibranchs
Wall
down to 40 m
Wakatobi House Reef
Wakatobi, Indonesia
Shore-accessible reef with frogfish, blue ring octopus and ghost pipefish, and a sheer wall of hard and soft corals, sea fans and sponges.
- Advanced
- Stingrays
Jetty / pier
down to 25 m
Alimatha Jetty (night)
Maldives
A night dive off a resort pier in Vaavu where dozens of tawny nurse sharks and Jenkin's whiprays gather.
- Open Water
- Nurse sharks
Muck
down to 20 m
Bantigi
Malapascua, Philippines
Muck dive where a shallow reef turns to sandy bottom at 12 m; some divers compare it favourably with Lembeh.
- Open Water
Macro
down to 10 m
Broad Craig (training pool)
Farne Islands & St Abbs, United Kingdom
St Abbs' sheltered 'training pool' beside the harbour, its floor alive with hundreds of hermit crabs.
- Open Water
Macro
down to 40 m
Bungalow Bay (Racha Yai)
Phuket & Koh Lanta, Thailand
Sheltered white-sand bay on Racha Yai used for Open Water courses, with ornate and seagrass ghost pipefish and Kuhl's stingrays.
- Open Water
- Stingrays
Macro
down to 18 m
Catulayan Sanctuary
Siquijor, Philippines
Shallow sandy sanctuary (4-18 m) used for try dives and courses, with stargazers, snake eels and blue-ringed octopus.
- Open Water
- Blue-ringed octopus
Artificial reef
down to 18 m
Dauin South
Dumaguete, Dauin & Apo Island, Philippines
Shore-accessible muck slope to 18 m with seagrass patches and artificial reef modules, hiding critters such as blue-ringed octopus.
- Open Water
- Blue-ringed octopus
Macro
down to 30 m
Gulen House Reef
Gulen (Western Norway), Norway
The resort house reef, with the highest documented nudibranch species count in the Atlantic: 73 species so far.
- Open Water
- Nudibranchs
Kelp forest
down to 8 m
Kimmeridge Bay
Dorset (Portland & Swanage), United Kingdom
A 5-8 m shore dive in the Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve over weed beds and rocky ledges, with tompot blennies, pipefish and spider crabs.
- Open Water
- Cuttlefish
Macro
down to 10 m
Lighthouse
Malapascua, Philippines
Favourite night dive to watch mandarinfish spawn, with bobtail squid and other critters after sunset.
- Open Water
- Blue-ringed octopus
Macro
down to 15 m
Mama Hanh Beach
Nha Trang, Vietnam
A shallow, gently sloping Hon Mun reef used for beginner training, where seahorses and pipefish are regularly spotted.
- Open Water
- Nudibranchs
Muck
down to 15 m
Masaplod Norte
Dumaguete, Dauin & Apo Island, Philippines
At dusk mandarinfish perform their courtship dance above the sand, while hundreds of spotted garden eels wave from their burrows by day.
- Open Water
- Mandarinfish
Muck
down to 12 m
Montani Bay
Puerto Galera, Philippines
A 4-12 m sandy muck site where divers have found thorny seahorses, flamboyant cuttlefish and even a hedgehog seahorse.
- Open Water
- Blue-ringed octopus